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Amplexiphyllum

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Stereolasmatidae

Taxonomy
Amplexiphyllum was named by Stumm (1949) [Sepkoski's age data: D Emsi-l D Give]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Metriophyllidae by Hill (1956); to Stereolasmatidae by Hill (1981); and to Rugosa by Sepkoski (2002).

Species lacking formal opinion data
A. cruciforme, A. hamiltoniae, A. salinensis, A. simplex, A. tenue
Entered
by J. Sepkoski on 2003-01-23; modified by A. Girndt on 2013-04-30

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1949Amplexiphyllum Stumm
1956Amplexiphyllum Hill
1981Amplexiphyllum Hill
2002Amplexiphyllum Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
RankNameAuthor
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
suborderStereolasmatina
familyStereolasmatidaeFomichev 1953
genusAmplexiphyllumStumm 1949

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. †Amplexiphyllum Stumm 1949
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calciteo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-27 16:55:09
Modified: 2026-03-22 15:03:40
Source: o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Emsian to the top of the Givetian or 410.62000 to 382.31000 Ma

Collections (72 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Emsian410.62 - 399.5China (Guangxi) A. hamiltoniae (80473) A. sp. (3981)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95USA (Indiana) A. cruciforme, A. simplex, A. tenue (5706)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95USA (New York) A. hamiltoniae (9540 9541 9542 9543 9544 9545 9547 9615 9616) A. sp. (77076 77077 77078 77080)
Middle Devonian393.47 - 382.31USA (New York) A. hamiltoniae (91091 91215 91216 91217 91228 91232 91233 91268)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Canada (Manitoba) A. salinensis (6719)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31USA (New York) A. hamiltoniae (8727 8985 9005 9019 9020 10107 10108 10109 10110 10119 89652 89661 89662 89663 89664 89665 89667 89668 89669 89670 89671 89680 89697 89728 89804 89808 89822 96209 96210 96211 96212 96213) A. sp. (8767 8769 8770 8790 8794 8916 8924 8925 8926 8927 8928 8929 94450 94451 94452)